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security: How to better protect your growing business in an AI-powered world

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-18

Microsoft Security Blog says growing businesses should use built-in security to help keep operations running, protect customer trust, and support growth in an AI-driven environment.

github: Remote control for Copilot CLI sessions now generally available on mobile, web, and VS Code

GitHub

2026-05-18

Remote control for Copilot CLI sessions is now generally available on GitHub Mobile and github.com, with support also referenced for VS Code. It lets you start work in the terminal and continue managing the session from mobile or web.

github: GPT-5.3-Codex is now the base model for Copilot Business and Enterprise

GitHub

2026-05-18

GPT-5.3-Codex is now the default base model for all Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise organizations, replacing GPT-4.1. GitHub says the base model is used when an organization has not selected another model.

github: GitHub App installation tokens: Per-request override header

GitHub

2026-05-16

GitHub is rolling out a new GitHub App installation token format and is providing a per-request override header so developers can validate apps and workflows before the rollout completes.

azure: [Launched] Update: Microsoft Foundry built-in RBAC role naming and enhancements

Azure Updates

2026-05-15

Microsoft Foundry has renamed its built-in RBAC roles to match the product branding. Several role names were updated, including Azure AI Account Owner, Azure AI Owner, and Azure AI User.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: New Metric for Route Sync in the Cloud Controller Manager

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-05-15

Kubernetes v1.36 adds an alpha CCM route-controller metric, `route_controller_route_sync_total`, which counts cloud route syncs. It is meant to help validate the watch-based route reconciliation feature gate by comparing sync frequency against the existing fixed-interval loop.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust

Azure Updates

2026-05-15

Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available. It supports connecting to Azure Blob Storage accounts and performing container/blob operations such as upload, download, list, and management.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Mixed Version Proxy Graduates to Beta

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-05-15

Kubernetes 1.36 graduates the Mixed Version Proxy (feature gate `UnknownVersionInteroperabilityProxy`) to Beta and enables it by default. The feature now uses Aggregated Discovery, adds peer-aggregated discovery for unified API listings across control-plane nodes, and requires `--peer-ca-file` plus peer advertise settings for secure API server-to-server proxying.

github: Grok Code Fast 1 deprecated

GitHub

2026-05-15

GitHub deprecated Grok Code Fast 1 across all GitHub Copilot experiences on May 15, 2026. The deprecation applies to Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions.

github: Copilot Memory supports user preferences for Pro, Pro+ users

GitHub

2026-05-15

Copilot Memory now supports user-level preferences in early access for Copilot Pro and Pro+ users. Copilot can store stated or inferred personal preferences about how you like to work.

github: Timestamp fields in GitHub Projects

GitHub

2026-05-15

GitHub Projects now has three built-in timestamp fields: Created, Updated, and Closed. These fields can be added to any project view for sorting and filtering work by when items were created, last updated, or closed.

github: Team-level Copilot usage metrics now available via API

GitHub

2026-05-14

GitHub Copilot usage metrics API now includes a new user-teams report that maps each Copilot-licensed user to the teams they belong to. This can be joined with existing usage reports to analyze Copilot usage at the team level.